Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a newlywed couple on Friday, March 16, 2018, one of whom works in the Records Department of the Lakeland Police Department, for marijuana possession.

At about 2:04 p.m., in the area of Charlotte Road and Havendale Boulevard in Auburndale, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Chevrolet, after observing 28-year-old Joshua Johnson of Polk City, driving without having a seat belt on.

Deputies smelled marijuana coming from the car, and Johnson confirmed that he had a marijuana blunt in the ash tray. Johnson, who works for Quality Concrete, also stated that he had marijuana in his wallet. Johnson’s wife, 28-year-old Alysen Johnson, who was in the passenger seat, also admitted to having a blunt in her purse.

Mrs. Johnson told deputies that the couple was married a couple of weeks ago, and a friend gave them a half ounce of marijuana as a wedding gift.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were both arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana/Less than 20 grams (M1) and Possession of Paraphernalia (M1), and booked into the Polk County Jail.